Monday June 11

Putting music industry heavyhitters together in one band could have lead to ego clashes. Instead we got Battles. John Stanier of Helmet, Dave Konopka of Lynx and ex-Don Caballero guitarist Ian Williams make instrumental post-rock rooted in electronic gadgetry and experimental noise. With the release of their latest album Gloss Drop on Warp Records, their unique take on music is set to cause some serious damage.